"I think the shareholders would actually probably prefer Jose Mourinho, just because of his track record. He's been at big clubs: Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Chelsea, and he's one major trophies there. So from a consistency perspective, Mourinho, him coming in at Old Trafford, could potentially keep the long run of trophy cabinet being full at Old Trafford compared to Moyes, who actually hasn't won a major trophy in his entire career so far."

The club has plenty of options to recoup any losses.

Striker Wayne Rooney is reportedly keen to move on - his sale might not raise 55 million but it would contribute a considerable chunk to it.

And despite the share price fall, the club's still worth more than 3 billion dollars.